ASI wishes to congratulate Dr Mani Ekambaram on his recent appointment as Senior Lecturer in Paediatric Dentistry at the University of Otago.

Dr Ekambaram came to Otago from the University of Hong Kong where he was Clinical Assistant Professor. With qualifications from the University of Hong Kong as well as from the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh and the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons, Dr Ekambaram continues not only his initiatives to improve teaching as well as work on his ongoing research collaborations with the University of Hong Kong and the University of Western Australia.